Forum to marshal a Pacific response to climate changeThis year’s Pacific Islands Forum – with climate change as a major theme – is held in the Marshall Islands where the highest point is only 3 meters... Show More + above sea level.“It is an appropriate venue for the Forum which focuses on marshaling a Pacific Response to climate change,” said Axel van Trotsenburg, World Bank Regional Vice President for East Asia and the Pacific.Global efforts must be undertaken to avoid the world from warming, and provide support to Pacific Island countries so that they can continue to live on their islands. “We need lots of resources to build up our islands to enable them to support the population. We hope we don’t have to go but it may be inevitable,” says Tessie Lambourne, “We hope we don’t have to make that painful decision.”The World Bank Group is committed to working with countries and development partners to take necessary measures to hold warming to 2°C. However, even if warming is limited to 2°C, Show Less -